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Josiah Allen's Wife as a P. A. and P. I.

WHAT THE KIND ARTIST HAS DONE

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1. As a P. A. and P. I. Frontispiece

2. Alas Poor Betsey 21

3. The Editor of the Auger 24

4. A Ride on the Bobs, (Full Page) 30

5. The Lyceum, (Full Page) 35

6. The Young Nephew 37

7. The one Gesture 39

8. A Thrillin’ Moment 45

9. Sunday Slumbers 48

10. Editor of the Gimlet 52

11. Plucky, (Tail Piece) 53

12. David Doodle 56

13. Widder Doodle 60

14. “The Voyage of Life” 61

15. Love’s Dream 64

16. Pretty Hands and Eyes, (Full Page) 68

17. Helping Churn 69

18. The Affirmative 77

19. Not the Right Kind of Horns, (Full Page) 84

20. The Blimmer Caught 93

21. Found Dead, (Full Page) 96

22. The Nervous Woman, (Full Page) 111

23. Left Behind, (Full Page) 118

24. Courting, (Tail Piece) 120

25. Testing a Man’s Temper, (Full Page) 123

26. The Thief at Home, (Full Page) 131

27. Josiah’s Secret, (Full Page) 150

28. The Editor’s Wife 154

29. The Stranger 156

30. Introduction to the Senator, (Full Page) 163

31. Young Womanhood 168

32. Fallen 170

33. The Little Innocent 172

34. Grief and Remorse 173

35. “Took to Drinkin’” 174

36. About a Fair Thing 179

37. Josiah Finds his Secret is Known, (Full Page) 189

38. Maternal Affection, (Tail Piece) 192

39. Avoiding a Nuisance, (Full Page) 199

40. The Sewin’ Machine Agents, (Full Page) 207

41. “It haint always best to tell reasons.” 212

42. The Widder, (Tail Piece) 221

xiv43. “I Loved That Woman” 226

44. An Unsolved Mystery 235

45. Serepta Smith 237

46. “Needs Headin’ Off,” (Full Page) 239

47. Miss Horn 245

48. A Visit From the Church, (Full Page) 263

49. Too Many Ruffles, (Full Page) 273

50. Covered, (Tail Piece) 293

51. “That Door Wants Mendin’ Bad,” (Full Page) 298

52. “Apparently” Strong 300

53. An “Apparently” Welcome 303

54. “The House of Mournin’” 305

55. Gentility 307

56. The Pet, (Tail Piece) 315

57. Cheated 319

58. Competin’ with the Bar-Room 324

59. Deacon Zebulon Coffin 331

60. The Condemned Fiddle, (Full Page) 334

61. Foolin’ Away Time 337

62. Meetin’ the Deacon 343

63. Molly Consolin’ Tom Pitkins 347

64. Dressed for the Ball 350

65. Extravagant Wimmen 351

66. Frugal Men 352

67. The Deacon’s Old Game 355

68. Helpin’ the Widder 360

69. “I haint a Mormon” 367

70. “Buy a Guide?” (Full Page) 379

71. Samantha Addresses Gen. Grant 400

72. Interview with Gov. Hawley, (Full Page) 407

73. One of the Smiths (Full Page) 418

74. Josiah’s Five Hours Nap 422

75. Introduced to John Rogers Jr. 432

76. The Chinese Department, (Full Page) 441

77. Josiah in the Dressin’-Room 458

78. Politeness to a Stranger 461

79. The Phantom 467

80. Samantha in the Art Gallery, (Full Page) 477

81. Samantha Meets Dom Pedro 491

82. In Trouble 505

83. Josiah Admirin’ the Water 539

84. A Short Roll 548

85. The Sentinal Licensed 551

86. Bringin’ Her To 563

87. Judge Snow’s Surprise, (Full Page) 573

88. Under the Maples 579

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Illustration from Josiah Allen's Wife as a P. A. and P. I.: Samantha at the Centennial. Designed As a Bright and Shining Light, to Pierce the Fogs of Error and Injustice That Surround Society and Josiah, and to Bring More Clearly to View the Path That Leads Straight on to Virtue and Happiness.
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